Adams was born in the Ballymurphy district of Belfast on 6 October 1948. [15][16] His parents, Anne (née Hannaway) and Gerry Adams Sr., came from republican backgrounds. [16] . His grandfather, also named Gerry Adams, was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) during the Irish War of Independence.

Feb 5, 2021 · FORMER Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has opened up about his painful family life and the shock and ‘sense of betrayal’ at finding out his father was a child abuser.

Feb 10, 2018 · By the time his family settled in Ballymurphy, Gerry Adams was one of ten children. Like many republicans, for years he shielded siblings and extended family from publicity. Exposure was seen...

Dec 20, 2009 · Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams says his father was a sex abuser, and that family members who were abused are still recovering from the trauma.

Mar 4, 2010 · Revelations by Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams that his late father subjected family members to emotional, physical and sexual abuse over many years have caused widespread shock. The 61-year-old...

Gerry Adams was born in West Belfast. He has 4 brothers and 5 sisters. His parents, Gerry Adams Sr. and Annie Hannaway, came from strong republican backgrounds. Adams's grandfather, also named Gerry Adams, had been a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) during the Irish War of Independence. Two of Adams's uncles, Dominic and Patrick ...

Apr 28, 2022 · His parents, Gerry Adams, Sr. and Anne Hannaway, came from republican backgrounds. His grandfather, also named Gerry Adams, had been a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) during the Irish War of Independence.

Dec 21, 2009 · When his father, Gerry Adams Snr, died six years ago, he was a much admired figure within Irish republicanism. Now it has emerged that the veteran republican was a child-abuser. "I feel...

Gerry Adams was born into a Catholic-Republican family in Belfast; his father and grandfather had served in the IRA and Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) respectively. He lived in West Belfast and attended St Mary’s Christian Brothers, a Catholic primary school on the Falls Road.

Oct 1, 2013 · On a rainy day in Dundalk, County Louth, in 2000, Liam Adams confessed to one incident of sexual abuse of his daughter Áine, according to his older brother, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams.